JOSLYN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

JOSLYN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school of mid-tier scale in OMAHA, Nebraska, one of the schools within OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, teacheing 299 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 94 schools and 52,524 students, JOSLYN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, JOSLYN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 28% Black, 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, JOSLYN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Douglas County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $80,391 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. JOSLYN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 207 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students).

The closest other public school is SUNNY SLOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOSLYN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged down 29%, going from 422 students in 2018 to 299 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 51% to 38%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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